Novena

released on Jun 04, 2018

everyone knows the ocean listens to you and grants wishes. one must ask the ocean for nine days.


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Es increíble que en menos de 5 minutos que dura sea tan bonito y esté tan bien escrito. El autor me parece un maestro creando juegos.

A nice, short and emotional game, designed in a pixelated style. An overwhelming poem followed by an incredible choice of background music, empowering the playthrough and creating a nice atmosphere.

"𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝓽𝓸 𝓿𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓻𝓸𝔀."

Novena is a beautiful game, with a encouraging message.
'you wish to visit again tomorrow'

Characters - You and the ocean.
Sound - An amazing soundtrack for how short the game is. The heavenly mix of piano and violin really helps to bring out the emotional setting of the game.
Gameplay - You walk around the short different maps and talk to the ocean: a visual novel type gameplay
Visuals - Basic but effective graphics. Limited by what the dev was creating on, but still fits into the game style and feel.
Story - You are a normal person, who wants a wish from the ocean, but the ocean weeps and refuses to grant any wishes. You decide to come back tomorrow, again and again, listening to the ocean and trying to soothe its sorrow. Eventually you gain a bond with the ocean and it decides to grant you a wish. 'You wish to visit again tomorrow'.
Length - 5 mins
Rating - 5/10

lovely short game, enjoyed the writing a lot. very nice considering it was made with bitsy :)